This volume offers research-based studies on English for Specific Purposes in higher education from across the world. By drawing on international studies, the book brings together diverse ESP practices and aspects of relevant issues in the development of ESP programs, teachers and learners in a coherent fashion. There is a growing need for…

As an interdisciplinary educational program, consumer education is an ongoing process and must not be limited to one grade level nor to one or two disciplines. When implementing a consumer education program, consideration of necessary administrative adjustments and a delineation of the steps to be followed in curriculum development should be made.…

This environmental education guide focuses on several aspects of an environmental education program. The guide is divided into seven sections. Lesson Plans for Environmental Investigations is designed to help students take an in-depth look at different component parts of the environment. Developing an Environmental Education Plan includes…

The development of two environmental education programs for grades K-6 on solid wastes is described. The resolution of two debates on methodological issues (activities vs. scientific approaches, disciplinary vs. interdisciplinary approaches) are summarized. Also included are the instructional outcomes and the program materials. (DC)

This paper discusses strategies that can be used to realize interdisciplinary instruction at the secondary level and details a sample curriculum that employs themes related to human nutrition. The Secondary Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum is organized around five thematic units that present nutrition issues highly relevant to adolescents:…

This book is the first part of a series of six books designed to provide valuable resources to teachers and curriculum specialists as they construct viable environmental education programs for their students. The material in this manual was produced in response to student and teacher demand for material to support the environmental education model…

This report details the development and implementation of a Tennessee Valley Authority-funded demonstration environmental education project and the utilization of a mobile laboratory for conducting studies. Instructional materials were developed that are interdisciplinary in nature and activity oriented in approach. A discussion of the design and…

This guide is designed to assist elementary school teachers in developing sequential drug education activities for infusion into the general curriculum, particularly in the communicative arts areas. The scope of the materials encompasses health habits, drug use and abuse, drug laws, and treatment/rehabilitation in specific sections entitled…

The objectives of this study were: (1) to develop and organize a coordinated program of vocational education which would include occupational information, selection, and preparation in the secondary school, (2) to use both individual and team-teaching techniques in the program, and (3) to give guidance in self-assessment by the students relative…

This handbook has been prepared to provide suggestions to school districts for implementation of environmental education programs. Initially, environmental education is defined as "a process of learning about man's interrelationship with natural and man-made surroundings, developing skills and values for resource conservation...fostering…

This guide, for use at the secondary level, is designed to create future citizens who will be aware and understanding of their natural environment. Among the subjects discussed are advertising as an ecological cop-out, recycling, optimum environments, hydrophonics, pest control by means of ultrasonic vibrations, the effectiveness of Cottrell…

This final report describes activities and achievements of Project TIE (Teams in Early Intervention), which developed, implemented, and evaluated an inservice training model to increase the competencies of team members from different disciplines as well as parents. The project was designed to assist in the implementation of Public Law 99-457…

This guide is designed to assist secondary school teachers in developing sequential drug education activities for infusion into the general curriculum, particularly in the communicative arts areas. The scope of the materials encompasses health habits, drug use and abuse, drug laws, and the pharmacology of drugs in specific sections by subject…

This report is in four sections. The first describes the needs for ethnic studies, their role, how they can best be effected, and the philosophy behind them. The interdisciplinary nature of ethnic studies is noted: that they must draw on many disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. And as with all inter- interdisciplinary programs,…

This guide, for use at the junior high level, is aimed at helping our youth become more knowledgeable concerning the environment and associated problems, thus making them aware of how to solve these problems and motivating them to work toward their solution. Among the subjects discussed are art in nature, erosion, body pollution, water pollution,…